Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-30
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DlsPoslNe OF DISEASE.
Persistent and Effective War Against

WASHINGTON, July 29.--The. chief of
the bureau of animal industry has just
made a preliminary report to the commits
sioner of agricultural on the progress of
the work for the suppression of pleuro-
pneumonia for the six months ended June
80, 1887. He states that the last report ap-
preparation OF $500, 0C0, and the lswsgiv.
ing authority to compensate for diseased
and exposed animals and also to qnaran-
tine and disinfect premises has enabled
the bureau to accomplish very much
more than had been possible previous TO
that time. The new rules and regrla-
tions made to conform with this act, is
sued April 10, for cooperating with tire
various states, though assuming much
more authority han the old ones, have
been very favorably received and accepted
by the authorities of twenty-five states
and seven territories. The legislatures
of the states of Illinois, New York.
Rhode Island and Virginia nave passed
acts giving full authority to the officers
of the bureau, for the quarantining, con
demnation and destruction of animals eff
fected. and exposed to dangerous and con
tagious diseases. Pennsylvania is the
only state believed to be effected with
pleuro-pneumonia, the authorities of
which have declined both to accept the
new rules and regulations, and to give
the national inspectors any recognition
in this works.
The last communication received from
the governors agent is to the effect that;
providing the attorney general decides
favorable, the agricultural department
will be permitted to pay the expense of
the work in Pennsylvania, on condition
that The work is done unde supervision
of an officer under the governors con
troll, and subject to rules emanatin9 from
him. Such rules must be subject to abb
rogation by either party, SO Don as they
are shown not to be to the advantage of
either, n there must be no possibility
of damage to the interests of the state by
the action of the national officers. Co
operation is not recommended upon these
terms, as it is believed that work under
such conditions would be no more effect
i've than the present state work, and
consequently the governmenthas nothing
to gain by paying the expenses. An in
yestigation is recommended to determine
the extentof the infection in Pennsyl
vania, and If this should prove sufficient
to endanger the animals of other states
the cattle OF Pennsylvania should be
placed in quarantine and prohibited
from going to other states, unless accom-
panied by a permit from an inspector OF
the bureau of animal industry.
During the six months, the officers OF
this bureau have inspected 1858 houses
in Illinois containing IL, 63t animals.
They have made postmortem eXamina;
tionson the carcasses of 2,13S aniiaislf
that ave been slaughtered from the in:
fected districts, and of these 300 animals
showed LESSONS of contagious pleuro-pneu-
monia. Since April 20, $40 animals
have been compulsorily slaughtered in
Cook county alone and paid for by this
bureau. OF these 234, or nesrly 80 pei
cent. were effected by this disease. Very
few effected animals are now being found
and it is believed that the out break is
about stamped out. In Maryland {, AGO
herds have been inspected, containing 20,
739 animals. OF these herds 1888 Contain,
ing 2,6T6 animals, were ~quarantined; the
number of diseased animals found in
these herds was IA. A total of 1,25S
postmortem examinations have been
made on carcasses Of slaughtered animals
showing T65 to have been effected with
pleuro-pneumonia. Very few recent
cases of the disease have been found and
it is believed that but little more trouble
is to be apprehendcd.
The work in New Jersey has only re.
Gently commenced and 243 herds contain
ing 3,8l5 animals, have been inspected.
Twenty herds have been found infected,
containing 248 head of which 81
We're reported diseased. Twenty-eight
animals We're slaughtered, of which
Is We're found to be effected with
pleuro-pneumonia. In New York seven
ty+nine herds containing 2,201 animals
were infected and contained OPT animals,
of which 1875 were reported diseased. The
number slaughtered was 1T, of which
20 showed the LESSONS of pleuro-pneu
monfa. The total number of herds in.
spected in the different states during six
months was 1851, containing 45, 094 ami.
mails; 29S herds and II, 6sS animals have
been placed in quarantine, among which
Were found 904 diseased animals. Post
morten examinations were made on the
carcasses of 1851 animals and showed
that ,104 of these had been effected with
pleuro-pneumonia.
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